Assessment 2: Critical Analysis

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PSYCHOLOGY 1A

Assessment 2: Critical Analysis

Assessment 2 comprises two (2) tasks: 1) a review of a journal article based on given questions; and 2) a written summary, critical evaluation and synthesis of three journal articles that discuss a similar theme.

This assignment is designed to help you understand how to read, summarise and critically evaluate journal articles. Critical evaluation is an important skill required for understanding scientific psychological evidence and developing scientific arguments. You would also need to continuously demonstrate this skill in the different courses in your study program. In the workplace, you would regularly be expected to critically read, review and evaluate different types of documents.

Assessment 2.2: Written summary and critical evaluation of three (3) journal articles

VALUE: 35% of final grade

DUE DATE: 5pm Monday 18^th May

SUBMISSION: Learnonline

WORD LIMIT: 1650 words

The second part of this assessment task tests your ability to effectively summarise and critically evaluate three (3) journal articles (see below) on a similar theme/topic. Your summary should effectively conclude by drawing on the effect of sleep on eating behaviour based on your critical evaluation of the research presented in the articles. The articles you need to summarise are listed below and can be downloaded from the assessment tab on the Learnonline site. Please note that the referencing here is not correct as you are required provide a reference list as part of this assignment.

First, read the articles below individually and use the questions provided in the table below to help you summarise each article. Then, synthesise your findings of the three articles. Finally, write one cohesive and coherent summary and evaluation discussing your findings. You will only need to submit the final summary for grades.

Articles:

• The Association of Sleep Duration with Adolescents’ Fat and Carbohydrate Consumption. Weiss et al.(2010)**please note this is the same article you reviewed in assignment 2.1***
• Acute Changes in Sleep Duration on Eating Behaviours and Appetite-Regulating Hormones in Overweight/Obese Adults. Hart et al. (2015)
• Effects of Experimental Sleep Restriction on Caloric Intake and Activity Energy Expenditure.Calvin et al. (2013)

Please note the referencing here is not correct as you will need to reference the article as part of the assignment.

What to include in your assignment:

Introduction:

Write a brief introduction to your review (just a couple of sentences will suffice)

Body:

In the body section:

• briefly state the main message of the three articles and the aim of the studies;
• write a summary synthesising your findings from the three articles based on the questions highlighted in the ‘introduction, methods, results and critique’ sections of the table; and
• ensure that your discussion is a summary and synthesis of the three articles and not just answers to the questions about each article, separately.

The following table provides you with information on what to include in your body section and where to find this information in the journal articles. Please write your body section in paragraphs – do not use a table within your assignment.

Introduction	What is the aim of the studies? Why is this research important? What are the dependant and independent variables? What is (are) the research questions or hypotheses?	Body
Methods	In your own words describe the methods and procedure of the articles Describe the samples used in the studies What were the study designs?
Results	State the main results of the studies? Were the hypotheses supported?
Critique	Discuss the strengths and limitations of these studies.

Conclusion:

In the conclusion section bring the summary together by addressing the following questions based on your evaluation of the three articles (you can refer to the conclusion/discussion section of the journal articles to help you with this):

• What are the implications of this research?
• What are the recommendations for future research?

Draw a conclusion on the effect of sleep duration on eating behaviour based on an evaluation of the research.

Reference List:

• Provide references for the articles using APA 7^th edition referencing conventions.

Assessment Advice:

1. Before you begin writing your summary, read each of the articles once to obtain a general understanding of what they are about.
2. Then reread the articles to identify the main points the authors are making. You may need to underline or highlight these as you proceed through the article. You can also use the margin on the article to restate what the main points are in your own words. Keep this brief.
3. Distinguish the main points from examples. You generally do not need to include examples in your summary unless they are important to your discussion.
4. Look at the points that you have underlined/highlighted/written in your own words in each of the articles and write your summary.
5. You may need to redraft your summary a few times to make it concise, coherent and cohesive. It would be a good idea to start this assessment task early.
6. Ensure that your summary comprises a critical evaluation of the three articles and not merely a description of the discussion.

Your summary and synthesis of the main arguments from the three journal articles should be as far as possible be written in your own words. Avoid directly quoting from the journal articles.

Word Limit

The word limit for the summary is 1650 words. Please note that in text references are included in the word count, however, the reference list is not included in the word count. The summary should be written in paragraph form. Dot points are not allowed. Marks will be deducted from papers exceeding this limit based on the percentage by which the limit is exceeded, with 1% deducted for every 1% over the limit. For example, a 660 paper is 10% over the limit and would have 10% deducted from the total marks possible.

Format

Please format your assignment with 1.5 line spacing, font size 11 or 12 and a 2.54cm margin. Please ensure you submit your assignment as a word document. Please use one of the following fonts: Calibri, Arial or Times New Roman.

Extensions

Students must complete their assessment tasks by the due dates specified in the Course Outline. Students may request an extension of time to complete an assessment task on the basis of: (a) medical circumstances (e.g. an unexpected illness, a re-occurrence of a chronic illness or an accident); (b) a disability or illness; (c) compassionate circumstances (e.g. a death or serious illness of a close family member; a severe disruption to domestic arrangements, being a victim of crime, an accident); or (d) special circumstances (e.g. religious observance, community service (e.g. jury duty), a summons to appear in court, a minor vehicle accident which occurred on the day the assessment task was due).

Students must lodge an application for an extension via the learnonline course site before the due date for the assessment task and attach supporting documents (see APPM for details). Extensions are at the discretion of the Course Coordinator. Dates must be realistic, generally within days rather than weeks.

Students with access plans

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Late submissions

If an assessment task is submitted after the due date, the late submission will result in an academic penalty of 2% per day including weekend days. Assessments submitted more than a week late will not be marked unless the student can provide evidence of unexpected or exceptional circumstances, in which case the maximum grade awarded will be P2 (50%). The decision to accept a late submission will be at the discretion of the Course Coordinator.

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